Disclaimer: I do not own Aladdin or any characters from the films/series. This is just a harmless Aladdin fic.
I've gotten quite a few people (on and off ) who read my prologue saying that the dialogue is a bit too formal, and I agree. I usually write in formal despite how the characters truly speak, but that'll change from now on. I'm mostly referring to Iago and Aladdin's language, which has been worked on in this new chapter. I hope it's better.
I hope you enjoyed the prologue and a big thanks to those who left a review! Now, before going onto the very first chapter, I will set a few things straight so I won't be getting any questions about them:
Fate = female?If you listen closely to Chaos speaking in the episode 'When Chaos Comes Calling,' you will hear him mentioning Fate. However, during that time he says, "Besides, he cheats at cards," implementing that Fate is a male. Yes, if there was an Aladdin episode with Fate in it, I'm pretty sure he would've been male. However, I decided to make Fate a female, just because. Please don't get a stereotypical view of me just because I am a female and I've decided to make Fate a female. I just felt like doing it this way, nothing more. I hope this clears up a few things.
The title
'Predestination Goes Against the Grain' is a quote said by Chaos in the episode, 'When Chaos Comes Calling.' I thought it was an interesting way to describe his view of fate and destiny, so I decided to make it the title. Sorry if it seems long, but I have no desire to change it.. it looks so cool! Hehe.
Now, onto the first chapter. I'm sorry if I may take long breaks during each chapter, but my chapters are usually quite long (if you call 4,000-6,000 words long..) so I hope that makes up for it. After reading, if you haven't made a review, please do! Enjoy!
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Chapter 1 – Enlightenment
Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Carpet, Iago and Abu stood there, carefully watching Fate who rested on the table and made no other movement or sound. It felt like minutes, no, hours had passed since they all realized that Fate was right in front of their eyes. Genie began to scratch his head until his jaw dropped, almost touching the floor.
"Of course!" he shouted, dragging Aladdin behind the crowd. He spoke while pointing at the cat, "Al, that's Fate! The Commander of Consequence! The Queen of Karma!" At this point Genie was grabbing onto Aladdin's vest, yanking the boy towards him. "THE BIG CHEESE OF THE LITTLE CHEESES!!"
"..what?" Aladdin asked with a quirked eyebrow.
"Okay, I made that last one up," Genie admitted, letting the young man go, "but that cat can.. get ready for this Al.. predict, change, and create the future!"
Aladdin's eyes widened as he glanced back at the immobile cat with black wings. Still perplexed, he asked, "Is she anything like Chaos?"
Genie laughed. "Oh, quite the opposite, Al. Fate is the kind of creature you'd want to have around. She can turn thunderstorms into sunshine, earthquakes into a walk on the park.. you name it!"
Aladdin felt a strange shiver in his spine and then looked back at the others who heard everything that Genie had said. They began asking Fate questions right on the spot. Aladdin and Genie joined them.
"So," Iago, yanking the spoon out of his nose, started first, "you look a lot like a, quote un-quote.. 'dear friend' of ours. Are you, by any chance, related to Chaos?"
In an instant, the cat hissed at the name. "Chaos??" she said loudly. "I'd rather be kitty litter than have the same blood as that pesky feline." Her hair, at this point, was standing on end which made her look fairly dangerous. After getting used to Aladdin and his friends crowding around her, Fate was in no mood to hear that particular name.
Jasmine, hoping to calm Fate down, cautiously continued the conversation, "But you look so much like him."
Fate's eyes broadened as she looked at Jasmine. "Are you mad? I look nothing like him! Look! Look!" she yelled, taking both front paws and dragging her ears down to her rosy cheeks. "My ears are much larger than his and are more separated from each other." She quickly let go of her ears and moved onto the face. "These whiskers are at least twice as long as his stubby ones. Also, my eyes are far more beautiful; they're sapphire while his are.. well.. I don't remember what colour but I'm positive it's a colour uglier than sapphire.."
"Okay, okay, we get the point," Iago said, crossing his wings.
"But, why are you here?" Aladdin finally asked.
Fate paused in her place and looked down. A few seconds had passed before she spoke again, "Well.. like I said.. it's hard to explain. Let's just say.. I've been around here a lot longer than you think, Aladdin."
The crowed gasped. "You know his name?" Jasmine said with wonder.
"Yes. Actually, I know all of your names," Fate said, pointing at everyone and naming them off like a professor would on a student attendance list. "Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Abu, Carpet and Iago. I also know about the Sultan and Rajah.. and the guards.. and, well, almost everyone in Agrabah, hehehe.."
They could not say anything. All that could be heard was the whisper of the wind blowing outside the Palace. Fate knew she had made the others feel uncomfortable.
"Oh, please, don't think of me as a stalker.. that's not my real job," she said, trying to redeem herself. "I, well.. I might as well tell you everything else about me that Genie hasn't mention yet. As he already said, I can control the future. I can say this pretty easily, but it's quite complicated to tell to others.. perhaps because I've never explained it before. Anyways, long story short, I fly around the world, predicting and controlling the futures of every individual. Well.. I cannot say every individual.. there are too many. And sometimes it's not just people.. if there are erupting volcanoes then I ease them as best as I can. I deal with rather large situations, all on my own. But, don't let this scare you, because, as you can gather from what I've just said, I'm not around here all the time; it's a big world out there.."
Before she could continue, Iago interrupted. "Wait a minute, so lemme get this straight. Let's say we're fighting a sludge monster or something like that, and you were around. If we won, would it be all because of you?"
Fate's mouth moved, but nothing came out as she tried to find the right words to say. "W-well.. yes, if you put it that way. Sometimes, when I see you all having adventures, I do my best to help out in my own way."
The rest of the group still said nothing. This gave Fate another chance to make herself more appealing, "Okay, I'm not a very good explainer. My job has a lot of difficulties and clarifying it all will just lead you guys in a deep whole of enigma. Hmm.. well, I mostly work on long-term predictions, in this case, the outcome of a large battle. I don't foresee small things like.. let's see.. if Iago will trip over that spoon he just jerked out of his nose."
Iago felt very much offended and started walking towards Fate. "Now see here, kitty. The monkey and I were only-" just then, his foot got caught in the wooden spoon left on the ground and he fell to the ground. Abu began laughing hysterically as a few red feathers floated around the angry parrot.
"Okay, that was a mere coincidence," Fate said quickly before anyone could make an assumption. "Maybe Fluke is floating around here as well."
"Fluke?? Who's that?" Aladdin said, startled. Having more cosmic creatures around would not make the situation better.
"Ahaha, no one, I'm just playin' around," Fate said, giggling a bit. But seeing as the others were not joining in the laugh, she stopped. "Okay, I'm sorry. This is the first time you all have seen and heard of me. Well, Genie might've found out about me somewhere."
"You bet I have!" Genie agreed. Just then, a rather large book appeared in his blue hands. "I read all about you in the 'Book of Things You Might Wanna Know a Bit About if They Suddenly Appear In Front of You.'" It looked like the words were ready to fall off the book, which they eventually did.
"Mmhmm.. I'm surprised how much those writers were able to dish out about me.. that thing is a tabloid!" Fate said, rolling her eyes.
"Okay, okay.. back to the subject," Aladdin announced. Nothing was completely clear just yet. "So, why'd you decide to watch over us so many times?"
The question left Fate twiddling her little paw fingers, trying to explain herself. "Well... to tell you the truth, you guys are one in a million. I've never seen such individuals as yourselves risk your lives for each other, and Agrabah. And trust me, I've been around for quite a few years."
"Describe 'quite a few years'.." Iago went on. "A hundred? Two hundred?"
"Mmm, let's just say I'm much older than Genie.. I guess you can say five times older.. meh, maybe ten.. you kind of lose track after a few millennia," the feline said with a smile. This made Genie's jaw drop again as he turned into stone and crumbled to the ground. Fate could not help but giggle once more. Iago began mumbling about how she must be using some sort of strong aging cream.
"So, we weren't able to see you before because.." Jasmine started, wanting Fate to finish the sentence.
"Oh, yes," Fate said, "I have my own invisibility spell which I've been using since I was born, so I can't really say where I got it from. For some reason it wore down on me today, which it has never done before. I hope I can still use it.." At that moment, the cat closed her eyes hard. After a few seconds, her tail disappeared. She opened her eyes, look behind her, and was disappointed. She closed her eyes again and one of her ears vanished. She kept doing this until only her face was visible. "Am I completely invisible yet?" she shouted.
"No," Aladdin said, a little amused at her attempts. "We can still see your face."
She frowned as her whole body appeared once more. "I don't understand, I gave it my all when it usually doesn't take much effort. Maybe it's because I haven't eaten in so long," Fate wondered, scratching her belly as if it were empty.
Concerned, Jasmine stepped out. "If you want," she spoke, "I can prepare for you a bowl of milk."
Fate's frown turned into a large smile which Aladdin recognized as the same one he saw when he first got a glimpse of the feline in the hallway. "Oh, that'd be wonderful," Fate said, sitting her whole body down with her tail slowly waggling.
Aladdin and Genie, back in his normal form, joined Jasmine as she prepared some milk while Abu, Iago and Carpet stayed with Fate. Jasmine slowly poured the milk in the bowl so there was enough time for inward conversation.
"Genie," Aladdin spoke somewhat quietly, "how could you've not known that Fate was wonderin' around the Palace? Who knows how long that cat has been here."
"Al, do you have any idea of Fate's powers?" Genie began. "Aside from her invisibility spell, she could go anywhere in the world, just like that! To control the future, that's a huge amount of power, guys. Almost as much as Chaos'.. maybe even more!"
"Speaking of Chaos," Jasmine interrupted as she emptied the bottle of milk, "she obviously detests him. Do they have some sort of past?"
Genie pondered on that for a while. "Well, maybe they've played a few card games in the last millennium or two, but that's from what I gathered when he was talking about Fate the last time he was here. The book I have doesn't explain everything. But think about it.. Fate the predictor.. Chaos the unpredictable.. can't say that equals a pleasant couple. Maybe she's also here to try and avoid him or something," Genie thought on that for a moment and then shook his head. "Nah! She has one majorly tough job. Having to determine the fate of almost everything in the world.. that would equal to.." a calculator appeared in Genie's hands as he began fiddling with the keys with one finger, "hmmm.. nine hundred cups of coffee a week?!" He paused for a moment and then threw the calculator over his shoulder without a care.
"Well, as long as she doesn't try to escape again, we can ask all the questions we want. She looks to be comfortable enough with us," Jasmine said, walking with Aladdin, who still looked unconvinced, back into the room while carrying the bowl. There, Iago and Abu were making conversation with Fate while Carpet flew curiously around her.
"Okay," Iago said, his left wing pointing at Abu, "what do you predict Abu will look like five years from now?" Fate was confused at the question, thinking of what to say as she overheard Iago thinking out loud, 'Please look like a sponge.. please look like a sponge.. please look like a sponge..' Abu stared at the parrot and gave an irritated mumble.
Finally, Fate answered, "Umm.. I'm afraid I can't predict that. I would have to stick with Abu for a longer while before deciding his fate. Besides, I think it's best for himself if he becomes what he wants to be naturally. I usually use my powers to help others-"
"Usually?" Aladdin interrupted.
Jasmine placed the bowl onto the table. Fate, purring at the sight, dived her tongue into the warm milk. "Mmm.. this is delicious. Thank you very much," the feline said in-between licks. Aladdin wanted to emphasize his last statement again, but he decided to wait until a more convenient time.
Fate finished the milk quickly, but with a satisfying smile on her face. "Ah, how refreshing," she sighed, closing her eyes as if preparing for a nap.
"Oh, if you're tired, you may sleep in one of our rooms for the night. That is.. if you're not busy with your.. agenda," Jasmine said, hoping that it was the right word to use in Fate's case.
Fate opened her eyes, the indigo irises sparkling with delight. "Oh, don't worry about that. Once fate is decided, it's decided, so I don't have to go to every person in the world that I've already seen.. unless I want to check up on them," she said reassuringly. "I would love to stay here for the night. Thank you."
"Wait.. wait just a minute," Aladdin said, halting any further decisions. "We just found out that this cat's been hangin' around the Palace without us knowing, and now we're gonna let it sleep for the night? It's probably been sleeping here already without our permission!"
Fate heard what Aladdin said, but pretended that she didn't as she gave out a loud yawn.
"Aladdin," Jasmine said, trying to reason with him, "if Fate was trying to hurt us or cause trouble, she would've done so a long time ago. Look, the sun is already setting," Jasmine said, pointing at the balcony, "and there is no good reason to discuss this when all of us need rest. We'll settle all accusations tomorrow."
There was no point in arguing with Jasmine once she made her statement. The sun was, indeed, right over the horizon, presenting its last rays across Agrabah. Fate followed Jasmine through the large Palace hallways and into an enchanting room filled with pillows and thick, colourful curtains and bed sheets.
"Why don't you sleep here tonight, Fate?" Jasmine insisted as she stood beside the doors, watching the cat glide through the air behind her. "The pillows are quite comfortable and-"
"Wait! She's sleepin' in our room??" A loud yell came from beside Jasmine. The princess looked down as she saw Iago and Abu right at the opening of the chamber.
"Yes, she is," Jasmine said blatantly. "Is there a problem with that?"
"It certainly isn't a problem with me," Fate answered with a warm smile, admiring every corner of the area.
"But!-" Iago tried to argue.
"Alright, then it's settled. Have a pleasant night you three. Please don't stay up too late," Jasmine said. And with that, she pushed the three animals in and closed the large door behind them.
Iago and Abu eyed Fate who stood in the air, confused at their expressions. "What's wrong, guys?" she began, "I'm not going to corrupt your futures, okay? I'm quite nice most of the time."
The two looked at each other with a quirk look. Abu then began screeching in his usual manner towards the cat. Fate squinted downwards, trying to pick up at least one word he was saying. Quickly giving up, she looked at Iago. "Umm.. English please?"
Iago sighed and spoke in a plain tone, "He said he's not used to supernatural creatures that look like Chaos sleepin' in the same room as ours." Just then, the volume of his voice grew. "As a matter of fact, neither am I!" It was obvious that Iago was still suffering psychologically from Chaos' last visit to Agrabah, as he remembered when the trickster cat temporarily morphed his head into something that would haunt him for the rest of his life.
Fate gasped in disbelief. "I don't understand why you'd even think I look like that jerk! Look, I'm not in any way allied with Chaos. The last time I met him was well over a few centuries ago and that didn't even go well. So, I'd rather just.. not hear his name, is that alright with you two?" She gently floated down, hoping she did not sound harsh in any way.
"Why are you so nice to us?" Iago said, wanting to ask this question for quite some time now. "I mean, you've got the power to do good things, but nasty things as well. You could create huge storms, or summon a dragon.. or stuff like that.. there must be things on this planet that ticks you off-" While saying this, Iago was flailing his arms to create emotion in his words, which was quite common of him to do.
Fate couldn't help but interrupt the talking parrot, "Now now, you're getting my work mixed up with another flying cat who shall remain nameless. I don't summon creatures.. I'm not a sorcerer. Creating storms.. well, that's another story. But why would I want to cause others pain? It doesn't make sense. But then again, others in this world don't think I make much sense either." The feline jumped onto a nearby window and stared off into the sky. "This world is too beautiful to go through distress. That's why I try not to get mad all the time, because there's no point in expressing such a negative emotion. There are wonderful people, like you all, who are willing to risk their lives and go to distant places where others really need help. And it doesn't even matter to you whether you know them or not! It's incredible! The feeling inside when I see everyone so happy once their lives are saved.. it's just-"
Once she turned around, she noticed that Iago and Abu were lying flat on the pile of multicoloured pillows, deep in slumber. She felt a bit irritated at their rudeness, but decided to take the opportunity she had and finally be closer to the group she thought she would never be able to speak to. It all felt like a vivacious daydream that she wished to not at all be distracted from.
She flew over to the soft pillows and carefully placed herself down, falling asleep within seconds.
With Genie back in his lamp and Carpet sleeping peacefully, Aladdin and Jasmine had a perfect time to talk alone before going to bed.
"Aladdin, I know you don't fully trust her," Jasmine said with a concerned look in her eyes. "I find it a bit strange as well, but she has adapted to us so well. I think she's wanted to get to know us for a long time."
Aladdin shook his head as he took Jasmine out to the balcony. The stars had now come out, thousands of them filling the beautiful night sky. A few meteors were already darting in every direction. The couple stood there, marveling for a while, until Aladdin finally spoke, "Jasmine, it's not that I don't trust her. It's.."
He took a long pause, which Jasmine waited patiently in. "It's just that... I've lost count of how many adventures we've all had together. Mechanicles, Abis Mal, Mozenrath.. all of 'em.. we fought as a team to stop them from spreading evil and hurting others. And now, in a matter of moments.. I've learned that all those times we've won were just 'cause of that cat.. that little cat.." Aladdin clenched his hands over the balcony railing, trying to contain his slight resentment.
Jasmine put one hand on his shoulder. Feeling how tense the muscle was, she tried drastically to think of the right thing to say. "It's hard for me to believe as well. But I'm sure she hasn't been around during all of our adventures. Everyone has a fate on this planet, so it's her duty to be there, fulfilling it. But, don't you feel a bit relieved as well?"
Aladdin turned his head towards her with a look of puzzlement. Jasmine continued, "Fate has to choose her own fate as well. Can you imagine what the world would be like if she decided to create a dark future for every living thing? Her choice is our bliss."
Suddenly, Aladdin was completely filled with anger. "Oh yeah?" he shouted. "Then how come there are so many people suffering? I was a street rat once, after all. For most of my life I saw helpless children without a family, tryin' their best to survive and for what? Because Fate has decided that it should be that way??"
Jasmine took her hand off his shoulder as he was breathing hard. There was nothing more she could do to calm his nerves, but she continued to try nonetheless. "I'm sorry, Aladdin," she said softly. "I cannot answer those questions. You'll have to ask her." She turned her head away from her lover and looked back into the sky which had handfuls of shooting stars scattering here and there.
Realizing that he had gone too far, Aladdin regained himself and took Jasmine's hands. "I'm sorry, Jasmine. I didn't mean to shout. I just.. hope I can get answers to my questions."
Jasmine smiled as she went towards Aladdin and kissed him gently on the lips. "Don't worry. You will."
As the sky darkened, more of the meteor shower was able to be seen. It was a spectacular view no matter where one was on the planet.. or perhaps in the universe..
Mirage, the dark cat woman, peered through her crystal ball, gazing at Aladdin and Jasmine enjoying the view of the night sky. Disgusted, she gave out an angered sigh. "A meteor shower. What a perfect way to brighten the happy couple. This is just too much..-"
"...Too much of a cliché?" a familiar voice echoed through Morbia, Mirage's lair. Surprised, she looked in all directions, but then brought herself at a bit of an ease when she recognized who the voice belonged to. But no, she wouldn't be at ease for much longer.
"Er, yes.. I suppose you could say that, Chaos.." Mirage answered, trying to find out where he would come into view.
"What's the matter, kitten? Not expecting me?" the voice spoke again, this time, right behind her. Mirage quickly stood up from her throne and turned around, seeing only Chaos' eyes and wide smile. Slowly, the rest of his body appeared as he sat on the very top of her high chair.
I never thought I'd see him again so soon.. Mirage thought to herself. There he stood, with a large grin on his face, not even caring about what happened the last time they met. Mirage would now think twice before trying to trick that cat into doing her own work.
"No.. I'd never expect you to come at a time like this, master," Mirage said, slowly bowing down. This time, she knew that obedience was a key to saving herself.. and perhaps have Chaos leave quicker. "You're just too unpredictable."
"Mmm.. yes, I know," Chaos agreed, flying off the top of Mirage's throne and landing right where she previously sat. She dug all her anger deep within herself, trying to think of peaceful thoughts. Don't worry, he'll leave soon.. just act like you're doing something productive..
She then remembered the task she was doing. Well, spying could be considered a task. She looked at her crystal ball which was still showing Abrabah at the present time. "I was just.. catching up on how Agrabah is doing. I'm sure you remember the place quite well." At this point, Chaos lifted an eyebrow in what may have looked like a spring in curiosity. The mention of Agrabah was a good idea, Mirage said to herself. Keep going.. "There is a meteor shower happening now. Care to see?" she said, pointing at the ball.
Chaos' interest suddenly dropped. He closed his eyes, yawned and stretched his front paws to feel more comfortable on the chair. "I'm afraid I've seen too many of those in my lifetime. A meteor's movement is too planned. It only goes in one direction unless you have a large enough planet or sun to change its gravitational pull.. and we both know how many meteors there are compared to other celestial bodies," Chaos chuckled at his own intelligence and wit. She forced out a few laughs with him, although she would rather have exhaled a heap of hateful words. "Besides," Chaos seemed to continue, "what would interest me in Agrabah? I've already been there!" He opened his eyes as he made his last exclamation. Aladdin.. the Genie.. they were all playthings to him that he grew bored of in just one day! His expression told Mirage that he was in the process of peering through her, trying to find any hint of peculiarity.
Mirage was running out of ideas. All she wanted was to get Chaos away from here, without fuss, before he decided to turn his visit into an enduring vacation. There had to be something that would catch Chaos' attention... that would convince him there's a place out there that would clearly be in his own interest...
Her biggest mistake was her prolonged silence, and Chaos noticed this quickly. He bent forward, still looking at her, with his head tilted slightly to the side and his long tail swirling in a smooth rhythm. "Now, Mirage. You're not planning any tricks, are you? I'm sure the last thing you'd like is for me to think you're becoming predictable as well.." His words curled around his tongue which was a small, yet familiar sign that he was up to something.
She hesitated, which was another wrong move. This was not going well at all. She had to keep the conversation going. "Oh, um.. no, of course not. Er.. I know you wouldn't like it if I was trying to deceive you again.."
"No, I wouldn't," the blue cat said with a straight tone and no emotion at all. "Last time, you failed. This time will not be any different." He stood up and stared at Mirage with what looked like eyes that were slightly glowing red. This was it; he was mad. It wouldn't be long before he had his own fun. Think Mirage... think... think...
Just then, the crystal ball began flashing and flickering. Mirage watched closely in the corner of her eye as different scenes were being revealed from inside the Palace of Agrabah. She couldn't understand why it was doing this, until one scene appeared and the ball became still as before. Her full attention was now at what was being shown. It was a room inside the Palace. It was filled with pillows and bed sheets on the floor and in every corner. She glared at two animals whom she recognized as Iago and Abu. They were apparently snoring extremely loudly. And there.. near them.. was her.. the one creature she never expected.. right in the heart of Agrabah...
A smile grew on Mirage's face. She thought she would never see that feline again. This must have been the luckiest day of her life.
Her attention towards the crystal ball was broken by Chaos speaking once more with a sturdy tone. "Mirage, I'm getting bored already. Unless you have something worth observing in that magical sphere of yours, I might as well have to.. ahem.. 'tidy' this place up." Chaos flew off the chair, curious at what Mirage was concentrating on.
"Chaos," Mirage began with a smile still on her face, "do you remember countless years ago.. when the entire group was still linked? Perhaps you'd like to see how an old member of ours is doing." She pointed at the crystal ball.
Chaos slowly moved towards the orb, his eyes still holding contact with Mirage's. Finally, the contact was broken as he gazed into what was being exposed. Once he caught a glimpse of her, his eyes broadened. In an instant, they began to glow dark red, like fire contained in a small area. A puff of dark blue smoke circulated him and began blowing in every direction, toppling over objects and sending them high in the air. Mirage dived back and grabbed a hold of her chair, having second thoughts about her intention.
Chaos began to grow twice his size and, in a matter of seconds, ten times his size. He bared his teeth, which looked like razor sharp fangs that could tear through anything. His eyes were now blood read and the smoke circumnavigated him faster and faster. He spoke, in a low and deadly tone, "What.. is.. she.. doing.. in.. Agrabah??!?" Bits of debris were scattering across Morbia. Mirage covered her eyes with her arm, hissing at the piles of dust colliding with her. Chaos continued to grow and the blue smoke was expanding as well.. expanding.. expanding.. expanding.. until..
POOF!
Everything was gone. Mirage's kingdom looked just as it was before Chaos' hasty arrival. All that was left was a small pile of light blue smoke hovering right beside the crystal ball. Once the fog faded away, Chaos, in his normal form, was still there.. except now with a small grin on his face. He cupped his paws together, rubbing them against each other as if plotting something in his devious mind.
"I think I'll pay a little visit," he said in a calm voice as he vanished without another second to spare. Mirage stepped away from her throne and looked back into the glowing orb. She watched the feline sleep in the Palace. How peaceful she looked, without a care in the world. Images of the small cat were flickering in Mirage's mind as it almost exploded from the sudden rush of nostalgia. The cat woman maintained her composure, and her grin.
"Enjoy your dreams, dear Fate.." she said out loud, "for once you wake up, your world will be filled with utter chaos!"
Her wicked cackle echoed through the dark sky as the last meteor from the shower made its way through the vast heavens.